A recent shooting in a small town near my office clearly showed the cascading psychological damage of gun violence. Thousands of people were affected by this one incident, beyond the person who was killed and her partner who may now be in prison for the rest of his...

With each mass shooting, the media struggles to explain the reasons for these attacks: Why does a Devin P. Kelley in Texas shoot up a church? Why does Stephen Paddock shoot hundreds at a concert in Las Vegas? Why did James Holmes, a neuroscience grad student, shoot up...

Recently some have wondered: Do psychologists have a “duty to warn” about Trump’s dangerous emotional state? Some have made comments criticizing the fact that I am a contributor to the book The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and...

Anger and shame are strong emotions that we have all experienced, but there is actually a connection. Because of my experience in an abusive relationship, I saw this connection play out firsthand. I also see it in therapy patients every day. It’s clear that...

Sadly, the news is reporting yet another domestic violence case that ended in a gruesome murder. In Pack Leader Psychology I write extensively about the Dominator personality based on not only my psychology training, but my experience as a domestic violence survivor....